Paige, Bohannon on Register all-state teams
DES MOINES -- Jarrod Uthoff of Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Marcus Paige of Linn-Mar and Josh Oglesby of Cedar Rapids Washington were named first team all-state by the Des Moines Sunday Register on its Class 4A all-star basketball squad.
Matt Bohannon of Linn-Mar was a third-team pick in Class 4A and Kasey Semler of Marion was a second-team selection in Class 3A.
Paige and Bohannon led Linn-Mar to the Class 4A state title Saturday night with a 56-42 victory over Des Moines Hoover. Bohannon was named the tournament MVP and the captain of the Class 4A all-tournament team.
The Register's all-state teams were selected prior to Saturday night's championship game.
Uthoff, a 6-foot-8 senior who has signed with Wisconsin, led the state in scoring at 26 points per game. Oglesby, a 6-6 senior who has signed with Iowa, averaged 21.4 points. Paige, a 6-1 junior who has committed to North Carolina, averaged 17.7 points this season.
Uthoff, Oglesby and Paige were joined on the Class 4A all-state team by Adam Woodbury, a 7-1 junior from Sioux City East, and Judd Welfringer, a 6-5 senior from Waukee.
Bohannon, a 6-4 senior who has signed with Northern Iowa, averaged 16.5 points. Semler, a 6-1 senior, was the second-leading scorer in Class 3A this season at 21 points.
For more information on the Register all-state teams, go to DesMoinesRegister.com/HS Insider.
Des Moines Sunday Register All-State teams
Class 4A
FIRST TEAM
Josh Oglesby — C.R. Washington, 6-6, Sr., Guard
Marcus Paige — Linn-Mar, 6-1, Jr., Guard
Jarrod Uthoff, C.R. Jefferson, 6-8, Sr., Forward
Judd Welfringer, Waukee, 6-5, Sr., Forward
Adam Woodbury, Sioux City East, 7-1, Jr., Center
SECOND TEAM
F — Kelly Madison, D.M. Hoover, 6-3, Sr.
F — Kale Abrahamson, Valley , 6-7, Jr.
C — Matt Tiby, Urbandale, 6-8, Sr.
G — Corey Schaefer, Johnston, 6-0, Sr.
G — Grant Lang, Ankeny, 6-4, Sr.
THIRD TEAM
F — Alex Olsen, C.B. Abraham Lincoln, 6-4, Sr.
F — Tavian Pomlee, Davenport Central, 6-5, Sr.
C — Nate Wells, Davenport West, 7-1, Sr.
G — James Harrington, Cedar Falls, 6-1, Jr.
G — Matt Bohannon, Linn-Mar, 6-4, Sr.
